On Demand
Survival Kit
Sunday, August 11, 2002
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Jane Smiley
Each of Jane Smiley’s novels portrays a unique community: The Greenlanders depicts a colony of Vikings in the 14th century; Duplicate Keys, a cutting-edge rock band in Manhattan; A Thousand Acres, a farm family in Iowa; Moo, campus life at a large agricultural college, and Horse Heaven, the world of thoroughbred horse-racing. She’s even written a biography of Charles Dickens which explores his role in the society of Victorian England. Her interests are so wide-ranging, I can’t imagine what she’ll want to bring with her on this trip, or what she’ll be willing to leave behind.
Her List:
1. Banjo
2. Banjo instruction manual
3. Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (translated, sorry to say)
4. My partner and the Kama Sutra
5. A subscription to the Daily Racing Form (so I can keep abreast of current events)
6. My Jack Russell Terrier
7. A quilt on a quilting frame (ready to be quilted)
8. A Course in Miracles
1. Banjo
2. Banjo instruction manual
3. Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (translated, sorry to say)
4. My partner and the Kama Sutra
5. A subscription to the Daily Racing Form (so I can keep abreast of current events)
6. My Jack Russell Terrier
7. A quilt on a quilting frame (ready to be quilted)
8. A Course in Miracles